Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur (Arabic: جعفر بن عبد الله المنصور) was the elder son of second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur and elder brother of third Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. As the elder son of al-Mansur, he was the candidate to the caliphal throne until his premature death.

Life

Ja'far was the son of Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Abbasi al-Hashimi (the future caliph al-Mansur) in 742/743. When Ja'far was eleven or twelve year old, his father became caliph.

His mother was Arwa. She was al-Mansur's first wife. Arwa also known as Umm Musa, whose lineage went back to the kings of Himyar.[2] Her father was Mansur al-Himyari. She had a brother named Yazid.[3]

Arwa had two sons, Muhammad (future Caliph al-Mahdi) and Ja'far.[2] She died in 764.[2] The two sons of Arwa, Ja'far and Muhammad were regarded as his heirs after the removal of Isa ibn Musa as heir. However, Ja'far died during his father al-Mansur's reign. His brother, Muhammad became sole candidate to the throne.

One of his al-Mansur's concubines was a Kurdish woman. She was the mother of al-Mansur's son Ja'far.[3] Al-Mansur named this son after his elder son.

After Ja'far's death, his father took care of his young children. When his father, al-Mansur died. His brother caliph al-Mahdi took responsibility for his children. Al-Mahdi married his son and heir to Ja'far's daughter Zubaidah.

Relatives

Ja'far was related to several powerful figures of Abbasid House. He was the older brother of al-Mahdi and he was also maternal grandfather of al-Amin.

Jafar also had several half-siblings, After his mother's death, his father remarried and had children from his wives.

No. Abbasids Relation
1 Al-Saffah Uncle
2 Al-Mansur Father
3 Al-Mahdi Brother
4 Musa al-Hadi Nephew
5 Harun al-Rashid Nephew (Son-in-law)
6 Al-Amin Maternal-grandson
7 Zubaidah Daughter
8 Sulayman Half-brother
9 Isa ibn al-Mansur Half-brother
10 Ya'qub Half-brother
11 Jafar ibn al-Mansur Half-brother
12 Salih al-Miskin Half-brother
13 Qasim Half-brother
14 Aliyah Half-sister

References

  1. ^ Abbott, Nabia. Two Queens of Baghdad. p. 30.
  2. ^ a b c Abbott, Nabia (1946). Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Hārūn Al Rashīd. University of Chicago Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-0-86356-031-6.
  3. ^ a b al-Tabari; Hugh Kennedy (1990). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 29: Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi A.D. 763-786/A.H. 146-169. SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies. State University of New York Press. pp. 148–49.

Sources

  • Abbott, Nabia (1946). Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Hārūn Al Rashīd. University of Chicago Press
  • al-Tabari; Hugh Kennedy (1990). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 29: Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi A.D. 763-786/A.H. 146–169. SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies. State University of New York Press. pp. 148–49.
Preceded by Governor of Mosul
762–764 		Succeeded by
Khalid ibn Barmak (764–766)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%27far_ibn_Abdallah_al-Mansur
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